Building intelligence system

• US 4,567,557 A
• Filed: 02/23/1983
• Issued: 01/28/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Martin J. Burns
• Original Assignee: Martin J. Burns
• Inventors: Burns, Martin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ruggiero, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US06/469,122
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 364/140-147, 364/492, 364/493, 364/418, 364/505, 364/557, 364/138, 340/310 R, 340/310 A, 340/825.06, 340/825.07, 340/825.22, 340/825.52, 307/38-41
• US Class Current: 700/16
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0423 Input/output
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25188 Superposition high frequency data signal on power lines, current carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25306 Modules with hardwired logic
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25362 UPS, no break
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00009 using pulsed signals
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/121 using the power network as support for the transmission

Abstract

A building intelligence system is disclosed that is compact in construction and includes a single cabinet within which all of the operating components are housed. The system incorporates an uninterruptible power supply, a hard-wired input board, a relay output board and a power-line carrier transmitter output. A dedicated computer is programmable through a computer interface to provide a wide range of control to such functions as energy systems, security systems, appliances, lights and other electrical electro-mechanical systems that are present within the building.

Claims

1. An intelligence system for montioring and controlling a plurality of electrical systems, mechanical devices, power-line carrier devices and output devices in a building comprising

input board means to connect a plurality of hard-wired devices to input information from the hard-wired devices;

power-line carrier transmitter means adjacent to the input board means to individually communicate with a plurality of power-line carrier devices;

dedicated computer means mounted adjacent to the input board means and the power-line carrier transmitter means to receive the information from the hard-wired devices and to communicate with the power-line carrier devices through the power-line carrier transmitter means,

the dedicated computer means comprising a first and second plurality of uniformly operating register means to receive information about the building and to store information about the building;

output board means adjacent to the input board means to connect a plurality of output devices, the output board means being in communication with the dedicated computer means to control the operation of the output devices,

the dedicated computer means comprising a third plurality of uniformly operating register means to transmit control information to the output devices;

power supply means to furnsih an uninterruptible power supply to the input board means, the power-line carrier transmitter means, the dedicated computer means and the output board means; and

interface means comprising an interconnection and a personal computer to permit communication between the dedicated computer means and the personal computer.

2. The intelligence system of claim 1 wherein the power-line carrier transmitter means comprises a multi-channel carrier current interface with the plurality of power-line carrier devices.

3. The intelligence system of claim 2 wherein the multi-channel capacity is at least 256 channels.

4. The intelligence system of claim 1 and a party line network protocol over two wires connected through the interface means to the dedicated computer means.

5. The intelligence system of claim 4 wherein the personal computer is connected to the party line network.

6. The intelligence system of claim 1 wherein the output board means comprises a multi-terminal strip, a plurality of relays and peripheral bus interface circuitry.

7. The intellignece system of claim 1 wherein some of the resisters are predefined and others of the registers are user-defined.

8. The intelligence system of claim 1 wherein the dedicated computer means comprises a plurality of network means to tie all of the said devices together into a complete control strategy.

9. The intelligence system of claim 8 wherein the networks means comprise networks, at least some of the networks containing a user program to perform at least one function.

10. The intelligence system of claim 9 wherein the network means comprises means to individually turn on and off each network from commands from another network and means to individually turn on and off each network from the personal computer.

11. The intelligence system of claim 1 and a real time clock means to determine time of day, day of week, day of year and year relationships.